The all-black Canon EOS Rebel G is a fully automatic, ultracompact, and quiet SLR camera that comes equipped with a built-in retractable flash. This kit also includes a 35-80mm detachable Canon EF zoom lens. The Rebel G features a high-speed selectable three-point autofocus system and Canon's exclusive AIM (Advanced Integrated Multipoint) control system which links the Rebel G's three-point autofocus to multizone metering for available light and flash. It offers 11 exposure modes (full auto to metered manual with indicator) plus multiple exposure, exposure compensation, and autoexposure bracketing. The Rebel G features an enhanced command dial for mode selection, and is fully compatible with Canon's complete line of EF autofocus lenses and EOS system specialties, including battery pack BP-8, grip tripod GR-80TP, and remote switch RS-60E3.
Features like autoexposure bracketing (in one-half stop increments up to plus-or-minus two stops) and E-TTL autoflash (enables high-speed synch for automatic fill flash), as well as improved control of red-eye reduction, the in-focus beeper, and the autoexposure (AE) lock make the EOS Rebel G more advanced than previous Rebel models.
1 WOW what a great camera
This is a great all around camera. Takes beautiful pictures. I bought this camera for my college photography class, and it takes better pictures that all the other student's more expensive cameras. Wow!
2 Great camera for a small Budget
The Canon EOS Rebel G SLR camera with its great 35-80mm Lens you will be zooming in for the good stuff. Its sleak body and easy to use buttons make it Ideal for new users but also with its interchanable lenes even the PRO can have fun useing it. For the money of this camera its not bad at all.
Review by Jack Sherwood
3 Nice camera, but don't by a refurb...
Normally, I swear by refurbs, but I have to second-guess that notion after buying this camera. Physically, it is in perfect condotion, and all pieces are there. Those two points led me to believe that the camera was perfect.
Well, the first thing that bothered me was that none of the automatic exposure modes (auto, portrait, landscape, etc.) work. Not sure why, and I have read the manual twice to ensure that I was not overlooking some obvious button to enable these modes.
Another issue, and I'm not sure if it's a bug or a feature, is that the LCD stays on while film is loaded--even when the camera is "powered off". The camera constantly shows the exposures remaining and the "film loaded" indicator stays on. I guess since LCD watches last for years on one battery, then this shouldn't be a serious battery drain. It is good to know before you pull it out to use and potentially ruin good film. Maybe its a feature.
Now for the good points: flawless pictures. I am using the camera for a intermediate photography class (which is why I didn't return it), and it takes perfect exposures. So far, I have done night photos, multiple exposures (camera will handle 9), action shots, and family pictures, all with flawless results.
Granted, the great pictures are due to the photographer, but the clarity and sharpness are really impressive. The user interface takes some getting used to, but it actually seems intuitive once you learn the camera. It seems that aperature and shutter could be adjusted easier, though.
Minus two because of the first two points. I'd imagine if I had bought it new it would be an easy 5 for a photo hobbyist like myself.
4 piece of....
well, for the longest time i thought this camera was pretty good... though i always noticed that the photos always turned out a little grainy. i tried to deny this. now, after about three years of owning it, my auto focus seems to have all but stopped working. ok, sometimes it will move, but it won't fix on anything. so, i thought, hey! i'll just use my dad's (he owns a rebel G as well)for a little while so i can work on a few projects. and, well, his auto focus turned out busted too. so, i don't think any one should own a rebel G.
5 DO NOT BUY THIS CAMERA
I bought my Canon Rebel G about three years ago after owning a Minolta XG-1 manual focus camera for about 15 years. I had to repair my Minolta once when the f-stop began sticking after about 13 years. Finally the ol' girl gave out an I had to buy a new camera. I looked around and finally settled on the Rebel G. Immediately I could tell the difference in the photos. My old Minolta's photos were far sharper and more focused. Now, after owning my Canon Rebel G for only three years the auto-focus has completely given out and all I am left with from a trip to Zion Nat'l Park are my memories and 11 rolls of blurry photos. To repair this camera would cost over $150--more than half the cost of a crummy camera. I'm going to throw it away and buy something worth my money. I've had nothing but disappointment from this camera. I would suggest spending a little more money and getting something that works. I hear Pentax is making a dependable low-buget SLR.
6 Great all around 35mm camera
Being a loyal fan of Nikon, I was a little skeptical of any other brand of camera. I wanted a new 35mm camera, but Nikon didn't have much to offer in this price range. After purchasing the Canon Rebel, I have become a fan of Canon products. This is really a value-packed camera.....easy to use, and it takes very good pictures. It is well balanced, and comfortable to use. For quality photos and ease of operation, I rate this camera very high. I believe that you would have to spend a lot more money to obtain any notable improvement in picture quality. A lot of "Bang For The Buck"!
7 Amazing camera, I absolutely love it
I bought this camera the day we were leaving for vacation. Of the three camera's brought on this trip, everyone who's looked at our pictures is amazed at how much better the quality is from the Canon Rebel. If you're not getting beautiful pictures from this camera, then you're doing something wrong. Having taken a photography class before, I love the flexability I have with all the different settings, while at the same time, any amature can take beautiful photos with the automatic settings. My only complaint is the auto focus. It's a little slow (especially compared to strictly automatic cameras) and when having someone else take a picture for you, you have to explain to them to hold the button half-way down until it beeps or your picture will be out of focus. Although I am so attached to this camera, it doesn't happen often! I love taking photos with it so much, our photo album looks like my family went on vacation without me! Regardless, it's light weight, easy to use, and produces the best quality photographs of any camera I've seen. If you enjoy photography, whether expert or amature, you will love this camera.
8 SLR cannon rebel g
this camera is an excellant camera for those who like to do photography for fun, or as a career. it has a good lens, the focus is excellant, and there are many different settings on it, the auto focus is amazing.if anyone has doubted this camera then you dont know how to use one, b/c i have worked with many different cameras(minolta, nikon,etc)and this one is by far the best. this camera is definatly for you if your creative, and love photography.so definatly go ahead and purchase it.
9 SLR cannon rebel g
this camera is an excellant camera for those who like to do photography for fun, or as a career. it has a good lens, the focus is excellant, and there are many different settings on it. this camera is definatly for you if your creative, and love photography.
10 SLR cannon rebel g
this camera is an excellant camera for those who like to do photography for fun, or as a career. it has a good lens, the focus is excellant, and there are many different settings on it. this camera is definatly for you if your creative, and love photography.
11 LOVE IT
Bought almost on a whim 3 years ago. Takes excelent pictures. Decorated my whole apartment with them. A little photoshop made my pictures up to 20x30 and only a little grainy. not bad for 35 mm.
I take rolls and rolls of pictures.
12 LOVE IT
Bought almost on a whim 3 years ago. Takes excelent pictures. Decorated my whole apartment with them. A little photoshop made my pictures up to 20x30 and only a little grainy. not bad for 35 mm.
I take rolls and rolls of pictures.
13 Go for Olympus
Very bad experience with Canon Rebel G. Used about 15 rolls so far, picture quality is very bad. I sent to canon service center, came out with +ve result. But even the quality is very bad.
14 fine camera
i love this camera. i've owned mine for a year and a half, and i've never had any problems with it. it takes better photos than the other cameras i've used (minolta, nikon...) and it's so simple that even a novice could use it, provided they scanned the instruction for 5 minutes. i also use the 200mm zoom lense canon makes, and they work wonderfully together. this camera is a snap.
15 Excellent Camera! Went kapoot after 3 1/2 yrs heavy use.
My wonderful husband gave me this camera as a gift for Christmas 1998, after I had been drooling over my Dad's for a year.
I must say I absolutely LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE this camera. It takes absolutely beautiful pictures, is easy to use, and lightweight. I take a lot of pictures and averaged about 20-40 rolls of film a year, until my son was born in June of 2001. Then I averaged about 1-2 rolls of film a WEEK (seriously). My camera continued to take this heavy use (and the batteries lasted a good long time, too) until April of this year (2002).
Then the auto focus feature went out on the body. I had the camera repaired (for [$$]) but it never was the same since. If I knew then what I know now I would have just paid a little more and replace my camera. The first repair fixed the problem but the repair center did something wrong and my camera burnt out within the week. After they basically replaced the insides after that error, the quality of the pictures went down. It is like the flash fires a half a second later and most of my close-ups and the rest of my pictures in general are overexposed. The repair shop insists nothing is wrong with my camera, so there is nothing I can do, but replace it.
I will definitely buy another canon Rebel (probably upgrade from this model). I recommend this camera to anyone and just let them know that after heavy use, and it breaks, it is most likely not worth the money and aggravation to repair it. Just replace (this model price has dropped so much it is a bargain!).
By the way my Dad's camera is still going stong.
16 So I actually own a Rebel X...
But close enough. I bought it with a 75-200mm lense to attach, and when going to Estes Park, Colorado to watch the Elk Rut, it doesn't fail... Except when night falls. If you don't know how to use the camera (which I didn't at the time) at dusk, your pictures will come out blurry and worthless. If you actually take the time to learn about the camera, you'll find out that you can adjust the shutter speed to be so quick, that you won't have to worry about this. That was my fault, and not the reason why I give it 4 stars, but because it's pretty bulky to lug around. Switching lenses takes time if you don't want to ruin them. If you see something hundreds of feet out and you all of the sudden have to switch to a bigger lense while riding in the passenger side of a vehicle, it's still tough, because it's hard to keep the lense from scratching. I did go out and buy a extension that you put between the camera and the lense, and it saved me a bundle not having to buy a new lense (I wanted to go to around 400mm, and with the extension, it put me at about 350mm). Another bad thing about it is the default hood that came with it. When zoomed out to 35mm, the photos would always have a black rounded edge on them, so for the most part, I would never use the hood until I got a smaller one.
But, I still love the camera! Can't wait until I can afford a digital, and I'll surely have one!
17 Buy It!
I bought this camera last minute before we went to the Cher concert and I wasn't disappointed! My old SLR died the day of the concert and I bought this camera in a rush --- and it worked out great! I used 1600 speed film with the 75-300 lens and got great up-close shots of Cher. It's worth every penny!
18 WOW!! Canon has one another consumer
I have had this camera for over 3 years, since it first debuted. After all these years, the camera is still here. That has to tell you something. This is also a very reliable camera. I have had NOTHING go wrong with it. Also the camera has the ability to grow with the user. 3 years ago, I knew nothing about cameras. I was impressed with its auto functions. It has the abilities to go fully auto, for the non experienced users, to semi auto, for the semi experienced user, and fully manual, for the pro. The picture quality can rival the more expensive cameras. Much like all new cameras , 10 years from now, Canon will still be using the same mount, allowing you to use all your old lenses with newer cameras. Buck for Buck, there are no cameras out there that have the abilities of this camera. That is the reason why this is the number one selling SLR camera.
19 Frustrated Consumer
After owning this camera for less than 3 months it had problems with the shutter. We had to take it to a local Canon authorized repair shop who then had to mail it to Canon for repair. We got it back after about 2 months only to have it break for the same problem 1 month later. Canon once again said we had to ship it to them for repair. Numerous letters were written we got the camera back and now once again are having problems with it. Our warranty expired 3 months ago! When this camera works it takes good pictures BUT I would not recommend this camera to anyone it is not worth the aggravation and per previous review shutter seems to be a repair issue!!!
20 Great Camera! Great Price!
The Rebel G is a great camera! Fully automatic, this Canon takes beautiful photographs with ease. Great for beginners and advanced photographers. You won't be disappointed, just amazed!
21 Watch out....
My friend & I both bought the Rebel G two years ago while taking a photography course. In May of this year her shutter stoppped working. She had it repaired for $160.00. Now last month my shutter also went... while I was taking the pictures of the new Mayor at his celebration election night. My friend's camera is now again having shutter problems..... I have had an ongoing dialog with Canon regarding this... and to date the only satisfaction offered to both of us is to mail the cameras to the factory.. they will do a free inspection.. then we will pay for the repair.... and receive a 6 month warrenty... that is not acceptable.... because my friends camera is just past the 6 months & she needs a repair. Canon states that this is not a defect... But it just can't be a coincidence that they would both have the same problem. We bought them from different stores.
22 Awesone Camera
This is the first SLR camera I have ever owned, and I thought I would be confused by all the controls, but I read the manual, and without any photography lessons began taking the best pictures of my new baby. It is easy to control, and takes amazing photographs. In fact, it inspired me to take a photography course at the local college. Its great to have a camera that you don't have to worry about anything except getting the baby to smile, I love it.
23 Excellent Camera, Easy Controls
The Canon EOS Rebel G is absolutely wonderful. The autofocus is the fastest I've ever used. The metering system is difficult to fool, although I've still managed to do it a couple times. It has a wide range of automatic modes which all produce excellent results and save me a lot of work. But when I want more control, several semi-automatic modes and a fully manual mode allow me to do whatever I want with as little or as much work as I want. This camera has served well in all sorts of conditions in all kinds of situations. Even in the fully-automatic "snapshot" mode, the Rebel G can capture some unbelievable shots. It's easy to load, and the batteries last longer than I'm used to, so that's another bonus. Lots of extras are available which I can't wait to try out! You can't go wrong here. Buy it.
